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Welch went public with toyboy Townley in March, a month after revealing her 23 year marriage to actor Tim Healy had broken down.

Distracted: The event planner cuddles and kisses his girlfriend during the game

Welch admitted she had been separated from Benidorm star husband Healy, 60, 'for some time' after she was accused of having an affair with Townley.

The actress had been secretly dating Townley since meeting in a London nightclub in April 2011.

When she was first linked to Townley in the tabloids in late January, she initially ignored the reports and put on a show of unity with Healy, who she married in 1988.

But on February 6, she broke down as she revealed she had split from Healy live on Loose Women.

She said: 'I just want to say, this is going to be really difficult for me... My family made a decision that we would talk about this today. Tim and I separated some time ago.

Flirty: The actress wore a short tennis skirt and vest top as she played the game

'So I'm not having an affair, we have been living our own lives for some time now.

'I just wanted to thank everybody. Tim and I feel a sense of relief that we don't have to hide this any more. We've actually become better friends since we've made the decision but we wanted to have Christmas with the family without telling anybody.

'We're all just going to move forward as a family. Tim and I are still going to be co-parents and we love each other very much.'

Welch had previously admitted to having an affair in 2004 with carpenter Steve Murray.